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>n i eagpae jt- * v { ?* ? ?rntriil ilrma.' i ini 11k* Great Statue of Washington. Tim |>roj>n rations for the construction of the \ l>ron?j e?{nestri?n statue of tin; Father of our! Country, are now making good progress. Clark Mills, fcs?p, the artist, has laid oltt the grounds of his exteusivo works near the city, and is pro- ! ceeding as rapidly as jjossihle in the erection of the necessary buildings. He is constructing his ; own foundry and inoukliiig shops, by menus of which the whole work will be constantly under ,.u?u pvr>. As fast as he is furnished with the i required means he will go oil with his great national design?a design, when completed as Mr. ' Mills intends, that will be well worthy of the iiaine of the republic and of its illustrious sire. The act of Congress providing for this statue authorizes the President to contract with Mr. Mills for the erection of u colossal work, not inferior to his equestrian statue of Jackson in size, finish, ami pedestal. For the accomplishment of this patriotic purpose the sum of fifty thousand dollars is placed at the disposal of the Executive. The statue is to be completed in five years, and erected in such a sj>ot as the President may direct. It has always been the intention of Mr. Mills t . that the statue of Washington should be much larger than that of Jackson. lie designs it to be the most colossal work of the kind in the world?emblematical of the character and deeds of the man it commemorates. The horse he .-.<...1.1 mnlrn onillil tliirK' feu-t ill lftliorf.ll lll'IIIMN "> ?"?'? ?? ?? ...V V ? {J---/ r--r ? tionately high, aud wijh a head ten feet long X' from the end uf the nose to the tips ot the ears. 1 The animal is uot to be rearing, like that on which the Hero of New-Orleans is mounted, but at refit?and yet in a position of commanding and imposing character; Washington is to be seated on him erect; his cap, of the strict revolutionary army style, on his head ; his left arm resting on his left thigh, his right arm raised and pointing to the distance ; and his whole uniform, and the caparison of his hor4, in strict keeping - with the eventfbl times that tried the souls of our patriot fathers, j. "* But the most grand idea of this statue, fbnn^ ed by Mr. Mills, is the height at which the horse and rider arc to be erected from the ground, lie r . proposes to place them seventy feet high in the - air! At tliis distance the collossal proportions of thw great statue will show to the best advantage. If erected where Mr. Mills desires it .should be?directly in the centre of Pennsylvania avenue, near the site of the present markethouse, which he would have removed, ancf a square laid out in its place?the statue will ' tower above the surrounding houses, and present a splendid object of national contemplation to the future occupants of the Executive Man' * sion and both houses of Congress. , # It could be seen from all the departments, from every approach to, and avenue and street in the metropolis that bears the name of Washington. Our countrymen, and visitors and so journers from other nations, as they Hock to the national city wiii besti^ick by this great national memento of gratitude and affectiou. Coining up the Potomac, from beside the quiet and hal IriWed shades of Mount Vernon, (forever be they preserved as the inheritance of the nation !) the traveller will fix his eyes, often, we doubt not, suffused with grateful and patriotic tears, on the collossal statue of the hero and the statesman whose fame is as wide as the world. Entering the city from any other direction, for quite a distance out, the majestic structure will strike the "^^^n^construction of tVe Washington statue on this plan will, of course, require a much lart, / ger sum than that provided by Congress. And we cannot doubt, for a moment, but that it would be forthcoming at once for such a pur jose. Mr. Mills has shown his countrymen what ibe can do by his equestrian statue of Jackson; -and we believe the people will nobly sustain their national legislature if they shall invest the President with ample powers to enable the distin guished American artist fully to complete his .grand design. ? L Stock Farms. Tlio upj?eT portions of our District seem to have been intended by nature for stock growing purposes. The extensive ranges, thickly set with indigenous grasses and wild pea vine, upon which cattle thrive better than on domestic grains, certainly were intended for some use in nature's economic plans; and we have always looked forward to the time when these heretofore undeveloped resources would be appreciated, as the dawning of a new era in her history ; and in .conjunction with the great internal improvements now in progress, and the establishment of manu fuetorics destined to place her among the first in sthe State. It is, therefore with no ordinary degree of gratification we commence to note these changes in her borders.?All know that the Blue Ridge Road is a fixed fact; and we are sure the following will go far to show that stock-growing i? fast becoming a staple of our wealth. The lion. R. P. Simpson, Cap't. John Maxwell, Col. John D. Williams, and Win. Griftin have purchased tlie Bone Camp place, on Cbauga, with a view of converting it into an extensive stock farm, and giving special attention to the rearini? of sheen. The scientific know1<*hrp of c > " tome of tlicfto gentlemen especially our ex-Congressman, places success beyond a doubt. Cnpt, Wagner, of the German Company, we are informed is at present engaged in importing a number of Electoral sheep, and a regularly trained shepherd from Europe. The known superiority of this breed to any in the world, makes them peculiarly valuable, atid there is no telling the change they will inake in crossing upon our own domestic stock, lie deserves great credit for his enterprise, and we are confident, will in future reap a rich reward by his speculation. Maj. W. S. Grisharn proposes devoting much of his time and capital to the growing of stock his new mountain farm; and, if he raises as mules and other stoek on his new place as he tid -it West I'nion, we are sure it will not be Jong lofvre we shall have the pleasure of noting him ag:rin. Col. Win. Sloan owns n large stock farm, over the line it ^ true, but m the same region ; and we were pleased to?ee Maj. J. Whitner, Jr. pas .1 _ .1 i...? ... i. ... i - Sing inrougii urn la-t n?<#k dm iiis way to these mountain.*, where the Judge has purchased an excellent farm, and already lias a. number of mules and horses; and will, we have no doubt soon have some of his fine Durham cattle. He. too, we are confident, will give the sheep a tri .1. There are many others starting in the same direc ion, 3tid *re venture the prediction that in less than tea years all of th*s? extensive tracts i of unappropriated lands will ho brought into re- | qtiisition for these purposes. We shall in future j nytnbcrs give a few extracts fruyj writer* on the j **jer- .'TTT . -gsy?.g rtra6Wp hrttui'e uf rearing sheep, and an article on llie J water power of our District, ami the facilities for i manufacturing purpose*.?Pickens Courier. I f rom, J/fc ist'.uruawfi mzix'.iry, South Carolina Instil it Us MesBrs. Euitoms: The approach of the lime J when the South Carolina Institute should hold , its Annual Fair, induces mo to request, that ! through your columns the reasons may be stated j why the Board of Directors have not invitee the i specimens to be sent, and wiH not have ail exhibition this year. The great exhibition of industry in the city of New York, which is and has been attracting such universal attention of exhibitors and visitors, together with the Fair of the Southern Central Agricultural Society of Georgia, to be open on j the 17th inst., in our sister City of Augusta, will have measurably satisfied the public interest in such matters for a time at least. With these considerations, and the handsome appropriation made by the State and City Council, the Directors of "the Institute have been engaged iu perfecting all necessary arrangements for erecting a permanent Hall, in which to hold- their Annual Fairs. .The building will be a large and commodious otie, and the Directors are adopting every means in their power to nurse the funds, and accumulate a sufficiency to have it properly completed, and the property turned over to them unencumbered. It was deemed therefore, for the interest of the Institute, and all concerned, that the Directors should save the expense and forego the year's Exhibition. The Hall will be speedily commenced, the leases upon the lots selected expiring on the loth ?nrl l.TT tlm tin vt cnnctn it i< c, mfiilori t Ii* hii ticipated by the Hoard of Directors, that a Fair worthy of the efforts they arc making, will be presented to the public in the new Ilall, and such a one as will amply repay the friends and supporters of Southern industry for any disappointment they may have experienced. They now embrace the opportunity to invite and bespeak from all, specimens of every description, useful and ornamental, to be prepared and sent to the South Carolina Institute Fair in November, 1854. I.am, Gentlemen-, with respect, your obedient servant, \Vm. M. Lawton, President So. Ca. Institute. Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun. Washington, Oct. 17, 1853. I am led to believe that Collector Bronson has not only not written a reply to Mr. Guthrie's letter, but that he has dei/ined doing it at present. He will probably suffer the mat er to rest till after the election. His influence, whatever it may be, will no doubt be left unimpaired, for full exorcise at the corning election. The Hards owe their vitality to him chiefly, for it was his letter to the Tammany Softs that . breathed the breath of life into the Hards as a party. He will fight the battle manfully, and be prepared to die gracefully. The BufFalo party is everywhere gaining strength, and the country is thus, becoming prepared to meet the great and pregnant Cuban question. The annexation of Cuba as a free State has already become a popular measure at the North, and no party there will oppose it. The question will be brought upon us in full force, during the term of the present Administration, and it is already known that the Hards and National Whigs will vote with tl?e Softs and the anti-slavery men of alt shades *"fTB?fercl7ng' to**jpreseut circumstances, be united on this subject. Great Britain is about preparing the way for the emancipation of the slaves in Cuba, and Jhus half the work of the northern people will be done to their hands. It is probable that even the next Congress w ill have to face this question in some form. It was stated recently that the administration had fixed upon a proper person for the China mission, and upon one who would accept the mission and go. The name of the eccentric individual was not mentioned, hut it is now ascertained to be Mr. Robert M. McLanc. of your city. There are many good reasons in favor of this selection. It will be gratifying to General Cass. It has been lately asserted that Gen. Cass'"friends have been neglected by the administration, and it is highly important that the ground for this assertion should he removed; besides, Maryland is entitled to some distinguished matk ol the favor of the administration. Io.w An important arbitration case was to have been argued before Mr. Tetigru, of this city, and Daniel Lord, of New York, on the 13ih ir.st., at Philadelphia, to settle charges against Amos Kendall and associates, of improper and secret appropriations to their own use, of some ?30,000 of funds belonging to the Washington and New Orleans Telegraph Company. A report by Messrs. Cuvler, McCrary and Mown*, asserts the facts alleged against Kendall to be true. The charges were preferred by a New York stockholder.?Evt. News. Collector Bkoinson's Reply.?The New York papers of Tuesday contains a letter from ; ..Collector Brunson, of New York, in reply to the recent letter of Secretary (iuthrie to him. It places in the very strongest possible light the objectionable character of .the letter of Secretary Guthrie, and vindicates his own action from the censure bestowed "upon it. He j claims the right to act in accordance with his ' own convictions, in all matters not properly falling within the supervision of the national ad- ! ministration. lie tells Secretary Guthrie that , the federal government has no right t#> meddle ' with issues involved in State politics, or to make them the test of adherence to the Democratic party. ? Fiike Soil Institutions.?A writer in the Central Christian Herald in enumerating the different re igious sects in Fasteru Ohio, mentions, among others, the Ornish and Manese which he says arc divisions among the Mexnou iles Christians. The difference between some of them is said to be the wearing ?>f buttons instead of hooks and eyes, while the length and split of the coat tail is the great mailer of eontroversity with others. Slave Case in I Jos ton.?The abuli'ionisis of this city had a slave firl, belonging to Mr. Clenathan, of.New Orleans, brought before the 1 Supreme Court on Monday' last, with the in tcntion of obtaining her freedom, by charging I that she was detained in the employ of the fain 1 ily contrary to her wishes. Alter an exami- 1 Lion of the ease. Judge .Metcalf decided that 1 the assertions of the abolitionists were false, and ordered the ^irl to be returned In her mas. > I t<'r. I' Consecration of the l)r. Atkin>o^HH^^^^^^^fl| of North Carolina, vis as Bishop of South Monday in St. John's Chapclj^^B^^H^^HH presence of a crowded congreg^B^^^^H^^B robes, two bishops, present?the greufl^^^^^^^BHI before convened in an Amcricat^^^BH^^^J side these there was a great array gy, many of them surplices, and-^^KwKHj were Archdeacon Sinclair, of MidcWBIH^B land, ami Rev. Messrs. Casscll and the English church. The two bishops elect sat in front of t^HBflH eel in simple white gowns, or rockets, pews on either side sat Presbyters of ceses of South and North Carolina. Morning prayer was said by the Re\^^^^H Haockel, of South Carolina, and Wats^^JM North Carolina, both members of the convention. The ante-communion servicc^^^M commenced by the Bishop (Hopkins) of mont?the Bishop (Smith) of Kentucky rendi^M the epistle, and Bishop Spencer, of the English^ Church, the gospel. The services of the day 9 (Tc Dcum aud Benedict as) were simply chant- H ed by the choir and congregation. The sermon 1 was preached by Right Reverend the Bishop of ' Frederickton, from 2d Timothy, ch. 1. 5. 6. and 1 7 : ' Wherefore I put thee in remembrance, that 1 thou stir up the gift of God which is in tbee, 1 by the putting on of my hands; for God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." This was a most elaborate and learned discourse, delivered with great plainness and earnestness of speech, and was listened'to with the deepest attention by tbc large congregation present. It was a defence of tlie Episcopal doctrine of the apostolic right, power, and authority of the Bishops of that church, and a searching analysis of the duties of those called upon " to do the office and work of a Bishop." The preacher's address to the candidates for consecration was very eloquent and affectionate. The sermon being concluded, the Bishop elect (Davis,) of South Carolina, was presented to the. presiding Bishop, by Bishops Green and Freeman, and the Bishop elect (Atkins m,) of i 1 I 1*-? 1 . 1 /VI L .MM., t>y Jusnops w niiungnnm ;inu uouo. Each of them promised conformity to the P. i E. Church in the usual form. The testimonials of the diocesan and general conventions were read by the secretary of the House of Bishops, and then the solemn ceremony of " the imposition of hands," in which the American and British HUhops united, was performed ; after which the Holy Communion was administered. Religious Revivals.?From various sections of our State we receive the gratifying intelligence of revivals among several Christian Denominations. The Sumter Banner says:?"Sumtervlle has had a share in the blessing and the protracted meeting of the Methodist Episcopal congregation, which we noticed three weeks ago, only adjourned en Thursday last, adding over fifty members to the church, and a large number to the list of professing christians." The Lexington Telegraph informs us that a very interesting meeting recently closed, at Bethel Baptist church, in Newberry District.? It was conducted by the Rev'ds. A. PNorris,, A. H. Fort, and A. W. AshiL and continued nl,,!,! I, ? r ??ru.ciwrwriHh Tffeir soul's salvation?twelve were received in the church, and eleven baptised. The Anderson Advocate, referring to the re-' vivals in that district, says:?"The religious meeting?of which we spoke in the last number of this paper, is still progressing at the Baptist c hurch, in this place. A number have connected themselves with the church and much interest is manifested by the crowds in attendance each evening. Our Methodist friends are also holding a series of meetings at their church and much anxietv is seomimdv felt OV among a great number who attend upon the services, with regard to the salvation of their souls. We earnestly hope that many maybe converted from the error of" their ways to a knowledge of the only living and true God. . ? Judge Grier has delivered in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, an elaborate opinion in the matter of the U. S. Marshals, who wore in custody on a charge of having exceeded their duty in the Wilkcsbarre slave easy. We have only space for his peroration : In conclusion, as we find that the prisoners are officers of the United States ''in confinement for acts done in pursuance of a law of the United States, and under process from a Judge of the same, that they have not exceeded the exigency of the proofs under which they acted.? That this prosecution luis not been instituted, nor is now acknowledged by the State of Pennsylvania, but has its origin in some association livinrr :it :> mill wluillv* iiriinrnnt of I Iia wlioie transaction wliicli they have volunteered to investigate. That the information on which the warrant to arrest the prisoners is founded, was sworn to hy one who did not know whether the maltorof the affidavit presented to him was true or false, and that hy a statement of but half the truth, it is wholly false. The prisoners arc therefore discharged. Homicide.? At a late hour on Saturday j, night, says the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel, j an altercation occurred in the street, between j( iVtcr Fcagan, one of the city watchmen, and t Augustus Cartledge, during which Cartledge I shot him with a pistol, of which lie died in a few minutes. A Coroner's Jury found a verdict accordingly. The California popular vote this year will reach SO,000, it is said. The city of San Fran chco polls 10,110 votes, being an increase i of 2,120 votes since the 1'residential election, when it stood 7,980. The vote in the rural dis- i tricts of the country has risen in the same time , from 400 to 820. The vote in the city of Sac- , ramento reaches 5,5.10 now, ag.iinst 4,990 at the 1'residential election. Marysville polls 1,807 | votes, Stockton 1,472, and Nevada city, 109t>. | ? * I . Tiib Eiudkmic Ovkk.?It gives us heartfelt | satisfaction to announce upon the authority of', tl.e Board of Health, that no epidemic exists at present in New-Orleans. At the meeting of the Board yesterday, a resolution to this effect ' was adopted. New Orleans is now perfectly 1 healthy, and our absent citizens, whether aecli- I mated or not. may return to (he city with per- j led safety. This will be welcome news to large numbers of those sojourning elsewhere and u ho ' are anxiouslv awaiting this assurance, in order In return to New Orleans and resume their oe- 1 m pat ions. ? AY/.-' Or front foprr. | arc the ministraUornnuiKS us worthy of some attention ; within a week or two past, an old and important arrangement has been revived, which will afford our people, as well as the inhabitants of Sumter, along the line, the accommodation they so much deserve and require, a favor so long denied them by the late administration* But we have one idea to suggest?one that we hope will meet the views of the proper authorities?it is, wliilo in the way of reform, to revivo the old custom of charging but one fare to those who go and return the same day. We believe that the Company will profit by itr as well as the travelling community, and they certainly can't lose anything by such an arrangement. Mr. President, you have made a good, a very good beginning, and we hope you will not weary in well doing. *** White Frost. We were visited on Monday night with a white frost, sufficiently heavy to kill vegetation. Limestone Springs Female High School. We have received from a friend, the Catalogue of this Institution for 1853. We are glad to learn that it is in a flourishing condition, and that the accomplished Principals arc realizing their highest expectations Among the pupils we notice the names of several young ladies of this District. We regret to see on this and the publications of similar institutions of the South, the imprints of Norther, rmiiiioiiinfr linnsos. The Dress of the South have V??. 4/?v..w o . done much towards building up her institutions of learning, and wo think it nothing more that just that our own publishers should receive all the patronage they have to bestow. Let us keep at home all the dollars to be paid for printing as well as those paid for tuition. S Home. "What a world of thought is there in that single word^ and yet, how many there arc in this bleak world who have no home. The heart that is unmoved by an impulse of softened and hallowed feeling when this word falls upon the car, must have little of real humanity about it. The recollections of childhood?of youth?"the season of a thousand fond, yet sacred fancies" of early manhood?all with their transient npd variable lights 1 thj iriui tiiu tignt VI UlHdf UMHappier days at lunne. IIow little do we appreciate our real blessings, and not until they have passed from us, and we only see them receding forever from our sight, can we properly estimate their worth. So it is with the blessings and comforts of a good homo. IIow curef il ought we to guard against every thought and action which can mar its sacred peace and quiet. Home is where the hoart loves to dwell, and "be it ovor so bumble, there is no place like home." There are ft few in this world whose selfishness and presumptuous egotism allows them to go so far from the rules of politeness, as to attempt a feeble effort at ridicule, when the softor and bettor feelings of man's nature are appealed to, when the tender sensibilities of the heart are touched, and all the noble aspirations of our naturo arc called into being and action. Let liiru bo shunned as an unworthy one, who calls it womanly in a man to lovo or to talk about these things. Pity men wero not more liko women in some things, at least, we might then hope to have a bettor world. Pure Water. This is another of the blessings of life which wc do not rightly appreciate?until we are deprived of it, we believe that puro water is not much of a comfort. The very abundance of the gift makes us indifferent to its value. Wc have been accustomed to a full supply all our life ; like all our blessings, we tako them in a matter of course sort of way, as if wc should never know what it was to want for them. " We cat, we drink, we sleep?what then ?" We eat, wo drink, we sleep,?again." We observe with great pleasure and satisfaction that the Mayor of Charleston has given notice that application will be made to the Legislature, for the authority to introduce Pure Water into the city. It is to be regretted that measures were not taken years ago to supply Charleston with this very important and indispensable article, in comparison to which most other things are insignificant. The scarcity here of good, fturc water is a very serious objection to Charleston. We do not wonder at certain seasons that the clouds should be watched with the most intense interest, Ibr if it fails to rain for a considerable length of time, I lie cisterns run down, and the cry is "water." If it was not fur .lie rain water, which the Charlestoniaus arc jrla?l to get, it would bo intolerable living here, for the pump water is hardly (It for horses, and a man would hardly earo to be obliged to drink salts when lie is perfectly well and has no need of medi- j cine. In the Hotels the use of the cisterns are limited \ to special purposes; it is right for it to be so. If the j cistern water was generally used for other purposes , besides the table, very soon the pump water would ! have to be used for drinking Therefore, the luxury of rain water for general use, is a comfort which no reasonable man at a hotel allows himself to hope (or. I'he city, however, possesses many advantages over the country, notwithstanding the latter has at least a plenty of ;??/ ? water; and when we como to think aver everything, we shall always find that the blessings of life are not always contined to any particular j .1 i *.C 41 ? I location ; una is just rigut, 101 u mcic wtis wiy panic- j ular favored spot on earth, where any one could go | md live without lalior and toil, why, of course, all i ivould flock to such a place ; for instance, as the indi- ! ,-jdual who remarked?so wo have seen it stated? ; lhat if he eon Id find the place where people lived al-1 rays and inn r died, he would go there and end his 1 lays. Contemplating the boundless mercii s of the (food Inc. we shall assuredly liud The proper share of blessings dealt to all mankind " j HMH " ' ^ ^111 .III .MiieagM?ieMWMM?aanr Godey's Lady's Book. , The November No. is before us, and a beautiful one it is. The Engravings, 65 in number, aro executed in beautiful style. The reading matter of the Book is I always good. K The Ladies' Paper. i Hy>~e have received the first number of an exceeding^ vell printed paper bearing the above title published t H[e\v York by Richards & Curtis. The typography 1 HBic paper is done entirely ladies. Its object is to ^^Kd tho usefulness of woman, not by the means ad- I i<w A hhv Tfnllv. Rev. Mrs. Brown and others ! class, but to "secure her a reasonable compcnH, [or work, develope her womanly qualities and jj^ftte her character." Such a paper is no doubt Kcli needed at the North, but we of the South have 1 L<c for ^^ eetixg of tiie Lutheran Synod.?We under- ^ says the Columbia South-Carolinian, that the I ^Hngelicnl Lutheran Synod of South-Carolina and 1 He adjacent States will hold its regular session at StrMathcw's Church, Orangeburg district,'on Friday, the 11th of November, commencing at 11 o'clock, A. M. The delegates and any persons of their congregations who aro desirous of attending the meeting, will be nl- ^ lowed to travel on that occasion by the South Caroli. na Railroad at half price. The President of the Green- , ville and Columbia Railroad Company, has also kind- . ly permitted that ministers and lay delegates may go and return for one fare, and has given instructions ac- , cordingly. More Land.?It is stated that by the treaty lately concluded by Gov. Gorman, of Minnesota, with the Winnebago Indians, the government obtains nearly one million acres of prairie and timber land, having a front on the Mississippi of about sixty miles. Marlborough Court.?The Court for Marl borough District adjourned oil Saturday last. rPl*A < *?? aP !%<* / '/?n?>f woe nn/iftr nuiAli oaii. A IIC LCI III VI lUU VL/UI t ?? CIO UIUVU VVII" sumed in the trial of land cases, which appear to multiply as land increases in value. It would seen) that in old settled portions of the State, people ought to know "how the land lies," but it appears they do not. One of the cases tried at Marlborough occupied two days, and must have cost the parties a pretty round sum, and yet there was only about 20 acres of ordinary land in dispute. This we call folly, but it was better hit off by a wag in the court yard, than we are able to do it. Hear him : lie said when he grew up there also grew up in the same neighborhood another young man, who, upon arriving at age, came into possession of a snug little property.?They separated the wag losing sight of his friend for several years. They however again met, when he hardly recognised the friend of his youth. He bore the most abundant evidence of extreme poverty and distress. After the usual compliments were past, the wag asked his friend how and why it was that lie thus appeared, supposing of course that sickness and bud luck, or bad management, which generally is synonymous, had attended his footsteps since they parted: 0, said his friend, my appearance, which in 110 respects belies my true condition, is easily enough explained. ui gained a law suit," said he, " and that was my ruin." Chcraic Gazette. Court.?The fall term of the Court of Common Pleas commenced its session here on Monday last, Judge Withers presiding. There is not an extraordinary amount of business he^ 1 faecr the, -Vxccp ring to "those personally concerned. While in the Court House a short time on Monday, we noticed on the the part ot the Judge a desire to push business on, that we doubt not, but with the business facility, for which lie is characterised, the business will be all cleared off the dockets by Saturday. * We notice several members of the bar from adjoining Districts in attendance, amongst them, C<>1. I D. \\ itherspoon and George Williams, Esq., of \ orkville ; Col. J. I}. Kershaw and W. i. Caston, E>q., of Camden ; John Z. Hammond, Esq., ot Winnsboro,&c.?Lancaster Ledger. ..... -T> ii- . .i u=i,Avt. u? i KisDRKiis, ? ?e regret Mat we inadvertently omitted to mention Inst week, the escape from our Jail of several prisoners confined there; for we understand that there is an exngerated rumor as to the number. There were in fact but three persons, viz:?Brigman under the sentence of imprisonment for an ag gravated assault on a female, Nelson Panielland Farmer, who were arrested and to be tried at the present for some petty offences.? The escape was ingeniously effected and in such a manner as implied no want of vigilance on the part of the Jailor. There isn't the shadow of doubt, that our indefatigable SlierifT will have tliem safely cribbed again shortly. Darlington Flag. A Lokcy Escape.?The Simeon Draper of whose "suspension" the papers bring us intelligence, is the individual to whom Secretary Corwin made a loan of several hundred thousand dollars of public money, against the plainest provisions of law. lie. is a Whig of the i Seward stripe, and was particularly zealous for j i Scott m the lialtimorc Convention. In the event of Scott's election, lie would in all proliability have been permitted to hold on to the 1 loan, and have "suspended" with a million of, public money in his pocket. Mr. Guthrie corn-' ( pelted him tienccourit, and thus saved the coun1 try a snug sum. Draper's subsequent failure proves tliat he was speculating on his loan from the Treasury.? Richmond Enquirer. Tennessee.?Gov. Campbell, of Tennessee, < presented his message to the Legislature on i the 8th inst. lie speaks of a fresh stimulus ' i having been imparted to every branch of industry and enterprise in prospect of the completion of contemplated lines of railway. The ' receipts into the State treasury during the last , two years were $1,202.0-10, while the expendi j ture lor the same period amounted to $1,218- , 387, showing an expenditure greater?than the | rcceips. The total anmnnt of taxable property, as assessed in the year 1852. is $180,020,119. . The public debt, exclusive of bonds issued or f endorsed by the State, amounts to 5,740,857. t i lie wnoiti amount advanced ny toe state in l | the way of loans ami bonds of the State issued I , to railroad Companies, or by endorsement of bonds by the companies amount to *l,lMf>,000. IIomicidk.?On Sunday last a man by the > name of Robert Melilveen was shot and in- f stantly killed in the lower part of this* District hy Meredith Welch. The weapon used we tin- ' dcrstand, was a shot gnu, charged with whist- t lers. The eaine of quarrel has never l eached s ns from any antlientie source, andas Mr. Welch. ( has been lodged in Jail to await bis trial, wo ' will say nothing further for the present. i Sumter Wotchman. i I TEIEGRAPHICINTELLIGENCE. > Tlioee Days Liater from Europe. Balitmotck, Oct. 19. ? The British Steamship ulster", Captain Lot*, las arrived' at New York, from Liverpool, vhieh p?>rt she left on Saturday, the 8th inst. Liverpool Cotton Market.?The. sales, of ;he week amounted to thirty-six thousand Dales. . . Flour.?The advance in flour has been sst. The Manchester trade unchanged. Liverpool, Oct. 8. ,The Tuiki>h question is undecided. Many rumors are afloat. A correspondent of\the Loudun Times, writing from Paris, says that :he English and French Governments informed Russia that the time for modifications had passed, and that they will maintain the integ- 1 rity of Turkey. I Koszta left Turkey-on the 23J for the Uuited States* The Sultan has not yet signed the declaration of war. The Grand Council voted in favor of \ war, leaving it to the executive.- when to'comiDcnce hostilities. It is stated that France would send ten thousand tneu to Constantinople, and the combined fleets would reach there on the 7th. It is said that the Czar, at Olmutz, expressed an ardent desire for peace. Mr. Soule reached Madrid on the 24tb. London, Oct. 8.?The Paris correspondent of the Times says, that news was receivedjconfirmatory of the report that the,Sultan had signed the war declaration on the 26th. Another despatch from Vienna says, That Turkey had demanded that Russia shall within four weeks evacuate the Principalities. , New York, October 20.?The steamer's news has unsettled the market, and cotton ia depresspd. The sales to-day only amount to 800- bales. Flonr has declined 18 3-4 cents per barrel! New York, October 21.?Cotton still' ?>ntinucs depressed. Sales 900 bales. Flour has again declined 6 14 cents. l*ALTiMor.e, October 20.?Flour lias declined! in this market 12 1-2 to 18 3-4 cents per barrel. Wheat is declining, and also corn. Charleston, Oct.-*24.?The Cotton market duiing the fore part of Saturday last exhibited no very perceptible change, except perhaps that terms of sale were more in favor of buyers than on the day preceding. In the nflerni on holders were pressing sales, and an irregular but decidfil ilecline was the result, chiefly on the lower description?. The sales of the day amounted to 1266 bales, at 8, to 10c. Ri:v. [L. M. Cohen.?We learn that this young and promising minister died very suddei.ly in "the upper part of Georgia. lie had but recently taken charge of the Church in Georgetown, and but a few days before his death had married a young lady of Pendleton. A graduate ofFunnan University, a minister of signal energy and piety, he has been removed from a most interesting field of labor, stricken down iu the beginning of his usefulness. [Southern Baptist. Plank Road. The enthusiasm with which our neighbors of the up-country and North Carolina have embarked, in the construction of plank n^ris. evin..? o- o - -?aicc ui the efficiency of this valuable medium of communication. On a large scale, and for the purpose of annihilating time and space, Railroads are convenient and indispensable, but for affording facilities for our farmers, and opening a safe, easy, and sufficiently expeditious channel of conveyance lor their produce, in sections where there are no railroads, or where the distance to them is too great for the ordinary modes of hauling, the Plank Road is the great desideratum. In most of our upper districts the people are actively engaged in projecting new, and extending other roads of this character, and we shall in due time see them branching out everywhere between our inland towns and villages There are-five Roads now leading out of the town of Fayettcville, N. C., the average cost of which was not over fourteen to fifteen hundred dollars per mile, and all paying ten per cent. What has become of the Charleston and Columbia Plank Road project? Can any of our readers inform us ? Severn! mnnihc cmm. notice was given through the papers that an opportunity would be afforded to our citizens to take stock in this useful enterprise, so essential to the wants, and important to the Continued growth of our city ; Commissioners were appointed, and we believe the books were opened, but at an inauspicious time, when large numbers of our people were absent, and there was very little money afloat. We know nothing of its history and progress. The period is approaching when to renew the experiment of taking stock u ill doubtless be attended with far better success than at ffrst. Will not its public spirited originators, availing themselves of the successful example of our neighbors, put their shoulders again to the wheel, and with their large means and influence, press forward this praiseworthy undertaking to an early completion ? We shall be happy to lend our columns to the advancement of an object so deeply concerning the welfare of Charleston. [ Ckns. Eve. Xeiox. Snow in Maine.?On Wednesday before last, snow fell in the town of Hangeley, (Me.) to the depth of one foot, lietween that place and Phillips, travel was interrupted for several days ill consequence. The trees bordering the road ware s?? loaded with snow that they bent down and obstructed the way. In the Episcopal Convention convened in New Vork City, the principal topic under consideration on Tuesday, says the Herald, was the reDort of the committee, appointed at the last rcnernl convention, to procure and supervise the nublication of a standard edition of the Bible. I'he medium quarto stereotype edition, published it Oxford, England was recommended as the standard Hible of the Church of England. Af,or some discussion, the subject was sent back to lie committee, with instructions to leport to the text convention. HILMIMGTON AND MANCHESTER IIAILROAIX ? We expected l?v the first of November that a Northern mail will be assigned to this road, in uldition to that by the sea route from Wilming011 to Charleston By the first, of January the mats will be set aside, and a double mail will hen he forwarded by the former route. Pasangers who come by the Manchester road jive a favorable report of it4 and think nothing if the nineteen miles of staging which becomes hrih diminished and beautifully less." South Carolinian.